"Alright, what were you trying to say?"
The voices brought the Two-Horned Lizard back to reality.
It looked at the human, paused for a moment, and then remembered what it had just been about to say.
"You just said the offerings weren't enough?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned. "But we only asked it to help us spread the word, we didn't do anything else. Besides, we're only at the Second Tier or Third Tier right now, not that high-tier. And we've offered twenty or thirty Black Rat in total, including one at the Fourth Tier. That should be enough to get us out of here!"
But the reality is, we're still here.
A soft voice came from behind.
The Two-Horned Lizard's lips twitched slightly as it said, "That's why I asked, why?!"
"Who knows? Perhaps the cost of this kind of teleportation is greater than we imagine; or perhaps the cost isn't actually judged according to our current rank, but rather according to our original rank. In any case, we haven't achieved the wish we prayed for," Shen Heng said calmly.
"Then what should we do? We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?!" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned, its tone extremely grave.
If the interception is successful, they will still have time to discuss things at their leisure.
But that idiot just came in to inform them that there are already Fifth Tier Black Rat flying over from the Black Rat Clan's territory. At the speed of Fifth Tier rat, they should be able to arrive in three or four minutes!
Then, they have to escape beforehand!
If this attempt fails, there probably won't be another chance to use this place!
Neither considering the potential defenses of those Black Rat nor their current small numbers, they have no chance!
There was no response; the human lowered his eyes in deep thought.
The Two-Horned Lizard waited on the side, its brain starting to think on its own, seemingly out of control.
Not thinking is not an option; if you don't think, you might really die.
But how could such a thing be...?
Suddenly, it paused, remembering what the human had just said about the reasons for failing to pray.
The other party gave two examples.
Generally speaking, they all say that the goals they want to achieve are too valuable, and the offerings they make do not match that value.
If that's the case, why not try to make them equivalent?
The sacrifices were no longer an option; even if they wanted to kill them now, there were no more Calamity Beast for them to kill. But the goal...
It turned its gaze to the human and said:
"How about we reduce the number of Calamity Beast? What do you think?"
Shen Heng looked up at the Two-Horned Lizard.
Layoffs? The problem is, there weren't many left to begin with...
Shen Heng didn't have high hopes for this, but he didn't stop it either; he just nodded.
Upon seeing this, a hint of joy appeared on the Two-Horned Lizard's face.
It quickly turned its head and looked at the Fourth Tier Black Rat in front of it that had just led them in prayer.
Open your mouth.
"... Do you understand?"
The words fell.
After a short while, the Fourth Tier Black Rat nodded.
The Two-Horned Lizard was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it.
Then, the prayer began again.
This time, the content of the prayer was the same as the first time, except that one person was removed from the list.
But there was still no response.
Then, two, three...
Even when only four names remained on the list, it was still...
"Or did it fail?"
The Two-Horned Lizard spoke in a solemn tone.
There was no response; the cave remained silent.
The Two-Horned Lizard stared at the statue in front of it, its mouth twitching.
Suddenly, its gaze shifted, turning to the humans behind it.
To be honest, it wants the other side to also reduce its personnel!
But even if we disregard the fact that several of the other party are present, making it unlikely to be implemented, given their circumstances, it's highly improbable that they would agree!
If you were to agree, then the other person wouldn't be the same person anymore!
But if the other side doesn't suffer any losses, then those who have tried so far without success, aren't they truly out of options?
Moreover, and more importantly...
"Lord Shen Heng, that Black Rat has already traveled about halfway!"
An anxious voice came from the cave entrance.
The Two-Horned Lizard's expression turned even more grim.
It looked at the human, who had a calm expression on his face, seemingly lost in thought.
It wasn't sure exactly what the other person was thinking, but they were probably troubled by the current situation.
After all, if they didn't leave, they might be killed by the Black Rat that were about to arrive, but if they left...
There might really be no way out after this!
"Shall we go back?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked gravely.
These words seemed to finally awaken the humans nearby.
It raised its eyes, glanced at itself, then paused, its gaze shifting to another human.
" Qin Yu, take the Two-Horned Lizard and the Stone back first!"
The Two-Horned Lizard was taken aback upon hearing this.
The human standing to the side was also taken aback.
"And you, Captain?" Qin Yu asked, looking up.
"I'll try again here."
The voice came through.
It was very simple, but both the human and the beast understood each other's meaning.
The other party wanted to stay and try again, but...
"But that Black Rat..."
Qin Yu spoke in a low voice, but did not act immediately as she usually would.
Shen Heng looked at her calmly and said, "Don't worry, if it can see the Black Rat coming from here, it can definitely see you leaving from there as well. That means as soon as you leave, the Black Rat should chase after you immediately. With you here, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to escape. And because it's chasing after me, I'll have time to try again and then leave."
The Two-Horned Lizard turned its head.
The plan seems to be fine, except...
"Can..."
Qin Yu looked at the captain, but still did not agree.
This plan does seem feasible, but the risks are also quite high.
What if the Black Rat hadn't chased after it? What if other Black Rat came along before the captain could finish his attempt? What if... what if...
Shen Heng, seeing Qin Yu's hesitation, continued:
"Here's what we'll do: hide it for me before you leave. Even if you don't lure it away immediately, it should only come to take a look and not pay too much attention. There shouldn't be any major problems then. And..."
He paused, looked at the two Calamity Beast inside the cave, and said:
"If we fail, we'll still die eventually!"
There was no response.
Qin Yu looked at the captain, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
Shen Heng turned his gaze to the Two-Horned Lizard, paused, and said,
"You... you don't really think that if I lose you, my wish will actually come true, do you?"
The Two-Horned Lizard smiled somewhat awkwardly; it was genuinely a little worried about this.
However, the possibility is probably slim.
Besides, are we just going to stay here and wait to die?
It began to speak,
"No, I still believe you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let the three of you come together!"
Shen Heng nodded, his face showing that he believed the Two-Horned Lizard's words.
"In that case, you should leave quickly! It will be better for both of us!"
"... Captain, be careful!" Qin Yu stood up and reminded him.
Shen Heng nodded.
A curtain-like shadow enveloped Shen Heng.
Qin Yu then quickly walked out of the cave.
The Two-Horned Lizard followed the human out of the cave, but before leaving, it couldn't help but glance at the human one last time.
Although the reasons given by the other party were very reasonable.
If this attempt fails, I might die in a few days, and the risk of surviving isn't actually that great.
But ultimately, there are still considerable risks involved.
"Why do these humans always like to pull this kind of trick!"
"But is this how other Calamity Beast feel when they face me...?"